Car-fender



2 Sheets-Sheet 1. T. CUGHEU.

GAR FENDER.

(No Model.)

Patented Deo. 3, 1895.

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T. COC'HBU. GAR FENDER.

No. 550,869. y Patented Deo. 3, 18.95.

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NTTED STATES PATENT Ormea.

` THEODORE OOCLHEU, OF BROOKLYN, NEWT YORK.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,869, dated December 3, 1895.

Application led March 30, 1895. Serial No. 543,831. (No model.)

T0 all whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE OOCHEU, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Car-Fender, of which the following' is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved car-fender which is simple and durable in construction, normally held above the track, and arranged to automatically lswing downward when striking the object in its path, and adapted to be lowered by the operator in charge of the car whenever desired.

The invention consists, principally, of a piv-' oted fender-platform, apivoted catch adapted to lock the platform in a normal approximately horizontal position, and a gate having an unlocking connection with the said catch to unlock the platform.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

` Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding` parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of the improvement as applied in front of the caifplatform, part of the platform being broken out. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of part of the same. Fig. L is a sectional side elevation f the same on the line 4 L of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the same with the fender-platform in a lowermost position. Fig. G is an enlarged cross-section of part of the improvement on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied under the carplatform, and Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a modified form of a pivoted catch for the fender-platform.

The car-fender, as illustrated in Figs. l to 6, is provided with a fender-platform A, having a suitable framework'covered by awirenetting or other suitable material and pivoted at its rear end at Bin brackets C, attached to the under side of the platform D of the car. The fender platform A extends approximately horizontal a suitable distance above the track, and in order to hold the fenderplatform in this position I provide a catch E, adapted to engage with its hook end E' a bar A2, held on avertical extension A on the rear end of the platform A. The catch E has its pivot E? mounted in suitable bearings C', attached to the under side of the platform D, and one outer end of this pivot E2 is provided with an arm E3, resting on the periphery of 4an eccentric F, secured on a transversely-extending shaft E', journaled in suitable bearings arranged in the vertical extension A of the platform A. The shaft F' extends with its ends to the sides of the platform A, and on the outer ends of this shaft are secured arms G, pivotally connected with the ends of a U-shaped gate H, forming a guard for the sides and front of the fender-platform A, and fitted to slide longitudinally in bearings A3, attached to the sides of the fender-platform.

Themiddle or front end of the gate Il eX- tends a suitable distance in frontof the front edge of the fender-platform A, as is plainly shown in Figs. l and Ll, so long as said platform A is in a normal-that is, an approximately horizontal-position Now, it will be seen that when the gate H moves in contact with an object in the path of the car the said gate H is 'pushed rearward on the forward movement of the car, and consequently a rearward swinging' motion is given to the arms G to turn the shaft F in the direction of the arrow a', whereby the eccentric F will impart an upward swinging motion to the arm E3 on the pivot E2, so that the front hook end E' of the catch E is swung upward, and consequently the bar A2 is released to permit the fender-platform A to swing downward by its own weight into the position shown in Fig. 5.

The front ends of the side bars of the fenderplatform A are preferably formed with shoes A4, adapted to engage the base of the rail at the inside, as plainly indicated in Fig. 6, so that the front edge of the platform A is brought down close to the pavement, and con-2 sequently the object in the path of the car readily passes upon the platform A, which is now in its lowermost position. If it is desired to release the platform A by the operator in charge of the car, the catch E is caused to swing upward by the operator pressing a spring-pressed rod l, mounted to slide in the IOO car-platform D and extending with its upper end within convenient reach of the operators foot.

As illustrated in Fig. 8, a pivoted catch El is adapted to engage with its upper end E a keeper E, secured in the under side of the platform D, and the front end of the said pivoted catch E4 engages the periphery of the eccentric F2, so that when the latter is turned on an object striking the gate H, as previously described, the catch EAL is swung downward at its end E5 to disengage the keeper E6 and to permit the fender-platform A to swing downward.

As illustrated in Fig. 7, a fender-platform A4 is fulcrumed at B' on the truck-frame D2, and the upper vertically-disposed extension A5 of the platform is provided with a crossbar AG, abutting against the rear end of a pivoted catch E7, engaging with its front end an eccentric F3, secured on a shaft F'l, journaled in suitable bearings D3, attached to the car-platform D4. On the shaft F4 is secured a gate l-l, extending vertically under the platform D4 near the front end thereof. Now when an object strikes this gate H/ the shaft Fl is turned and the eccentric E3 imparts a swinging motion to the pivoted catch E7, so that the rear end thereof moves upward out of engagement with the bar A, so as to release the platform A4. The latter now swings downward to pick up the object on the track.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described the car-fender platform is held a suitable distance above the track, so as not to interfere with switches and other fixtures on the track, and the said platform swings automatically downward, close to the track, when striking an object in its path.'

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by, Letters Patentl. A car fender, comprisinga pivoted fender platform, a catch for engaging the platform to hold it normally in an approximately horizontal position, a guard in front of the platform, and an eccentric operated by the movement of the guard for releasing the catch, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A car fender, comprising a pivoted fender platform, apivoted catch for engaging the platform to hold it normally in an approxihorizontal position, a gate adapted to be moved by an object in the path of the car, a shaft adapted to be turned from the said gate, and an eccentric held on the said shaft and engaging the said pivoted catch, to move the latter out of engagement with the platform, substantially as shown and described.

4. A car fender, comprising a pivoted fender platform, a gate fitted to slide on the said platform and forming a guard therefor, arms pivotally connected with the rear ends of the said gate, a transverse shaft journaled in the platform and carrying the said arms, an eccentric held on the said shaft, and a pivoted catch for locking the said platform in position, the catch being also in engagement with the said eccentric, so that when the latter is turned, the catch unlocks the platform, substantially as shown and described.

5. A car fender, comprising a pivoted fen,- der platform, a pivoted catch engaging the platform to hold it in an approximately horizontal position, a guard or gate fitted to slide on the platform, and a connection between the rear ends of the guard or gate and the catch for swinging said catch on its pivot by the movement of the guard to release the platform, substantially as described.

6. A car fender, comprising a pivoted fender platform, a catch pivoted on the under side of the platform of the car and engaging the platform to hold it in an approximately horizontal position, the said catch being provided with an arm, a shaft mounted in the platform and provided with arms at its ends, an eccentric on the shaft and engaging the arm of the catch, and a guard fitted to slide on the platform and having its rear ends connected to the arm of the said shaft, substantially as described.

THEODORE COCI-IEU. Titnesses LINCOLN O. COCHEU, HENRY B. COCHEU. 

